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Christian Unity is Imperative
Christian Unity is Imperative
Let me shoot from the hip. Efforts for Christian unity, or ecumenism, are imperative, not an optional extra. We have just...
CONTRASTING & COMPLEMENTARY COUSINS
CONTRASTING & COMPLEMENTARY COUSINS
This piece is occasioned by the Gospel reading on the third Sunday of Advent. From prison, John the Baptist sent his...
ADVENT ADVENTURES
ADVENT ADVENTURES
The Advent season is upon us. It is a preparation for Christmas, depending on our priorities. The Hindi word for Advent is Aagman. It...
IS CONVERSION NECESSARY?
IS CONVERSION NECESSARY?
By “conversion” I here mean the explicit act of baptising a non-Christian to make such a person Christian. We know that the...
IDEAL, IDLE OR IDOL INDIA?
IDEAL, IDLE OR IDOL INDIA?
Every Indian has his or her own idea of India. Pseudo-nationalists would have us believe that India is now an...
WAS MOTHER MARY A PRIEST?
WAS MOTHER MARY A PRIEST?
The answer apparently is “No”, because the Catholic Church doesn’t accept women to the ordained priesthood. Does this merit re-consideration?...
IS CELIBACY A DELICACY?
IS CELIBACY A DELICACY? (A sequel to “The Gay Priest”)
A delicacy is usually related to food, my favourite indulgence. It is different from the...
THE GAY PRIEST
THE GAY PRIEST
When we were young, being gay meant that we had the joyous abandonment of a child, an attribute that St Paul gives...
UNIFORMITY, CONFORMITY or DEFORMITY
UNIFORMITY, CONFORMITY or DEFORMITY?
TV Debates and newspaper headlines are replete with news and views on the proposed Uniform Civil Code (UCC). They have generated...
FEAR NOT …
FEAR NOT …
Ash Wednesday, Lent, Holy Week, done and dusted. Life can now return to normal. Really? If the preceding 50 days were a...
